Gingerbread Dog Treat Recipe

Try out these delicious dog-friendly Gingerbread Cookies straight from the Zuke’s Test Kitchen. Disclaimer: your dog’s GI may be upset from food they’re not accustomed to and remember that treats should only be 10% of calories in order to keep a complete and balanced diet.

Cookie Ingredients

• 2 cups oat flour (or any non-wheat baking flour)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 to 1 cup canned, pureed pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
• 2 tbsp blackstrap molasses

Icing Ingredients

• 4oz low- or fat-free cream cheese
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 to 2 tbsp plain yogurt (low or fat free)
• 1 to 3 tbsp flour (if needed to thicken)
• Optional: 2-3 drops natural food coloring

Decorations

• Zuke’s Mini Naturals Trees
• Zuke’s Mini Naturals Peanut Butter

Directions

To make the cookies:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine flour, cinnamon and ginger in a bowl and mix well.
3. Add the eggs, pumpkin and blackstrap molasses to the bowl and blend until it forms a ball of dough.
4. Place ball of dough on a non-stick baking mat, parchment paper or a clean work surface sprinkled with flour.
5. Place a piece of parchment paper over the ball of dough and use a rolling pin to flatten the dough until it is approximately 1/4-inch thick; Note: Separate dough into two batches for easier rolling.
6. Use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes and place them on a non-stick cookie sheet.
7. Bake cookies for 15 minutes at 350°F. Then flip cookies over and bake on other side for another 15 minutes.
8. Cool completely before icing.

To make the icing:

1. Place cream cheese, honey and yogurt in mixing bowl and mix until smooth.
2. Mix in one tablespoon of flour at a time until you reach your desired consistency for spreading or piping onto cookies.
3. Optional: add 2-3 drops of food coloring to icing and mix.

To decorate:

1. Once cookies are completely cooled, decorate with icing as you wish, and top icing with Zuke’s Mini Naturals Trees and Zuke’s Mini Naturals!